Ex-Turk generals put on trial over coup

April 6th, 2012

FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda

94-year-old Evren and 86-year-old Sahinkaya have not yet appeared in the court in Ankara due to health reasons.

According to the indictment, the two retired generals have committed ‘acts against the forces of the state’ by masterminding the military takeover.

Prosecutors have sought life imprisonment for the duo, but observers believe that they are highly unlikely to end up in jail because of their frail health conditions.

Tens of people were executed and more than half a million others detained — of whom hundreds died in prisons — during the September 12, 1980 coup.

About 500 people, including representatives of political parties and groups, have applied to become co-plaintiffs in the case, saying they were victimized by the coup.

The Turkish cabinet as well as the main opposition list, the Republican People’s Party, have also asked the court to be granted the status of co-plaintiff.

The party was among the ones, which were closed down by the military takeover. It also had its properties confiscated.

The historic trial is widely considered as the pinnacle of the Turkish government’s moves over the past years, which ended the domination of the military over the Turkish politics.

AGB/HN/GHN